ORIGIN

2007 Carrera Finisher: 1957 Fiat 600

10/22/2012 Update: This time the car sold for $13,350.

10/17/2012 Update: Over two years later, this Fiat is being offered for sale by the 2010 buyer who didn’t manage to get it back to Mexico. Find it here on eBay in Laguna Beach, California with no reserve. Coincidentally, the 2012 Carrera Panamericana begins this Friday! Follow the action here, including our favorite Alfa Taxi vs Datsun 510 battle of the BaT alumni!

2/15/2010 Update: This Fiat sold for $15,975 with 14 bidders.

From 2/11/2010:

This 1957 Fiat 600 finished in 54th place in the 2007 La Carrera Panamericana despite having the smallest displacement engine of the 95 cars entered at 903cc. The seller claims that it was raced for the last 20 years in SCCA and SWMS groups. It us fully race prepared yet retains street equipment and registration. Find it here on eBay in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Special thanks to BaT reader Edward P. for this submission!

The pair that raced the car, and we believe to be selling the car now, kept their blog updated during that race. It offers some additional pictures and history. The video below shows the car at full speed on a downhill straightaway. These Fiats make some pretty great noises!

Inside the dash is full of custom gauges and a full roll cage protects the driver and passenger. Bucket seats are made by Corbeau and and onboard fire system is fitted.

Under the propped rear lid sits a proven reliable race package. The engine is cooled via a PBS pump and front and rear radiators, and it also has an electric fan. A fuel cell in the front trunk feeds a single down-draft car and exhaust exits via a tubular header and silencer below.

It is unclear at this point what the reserve may be, but with the bid currently at only $9800 this could be a bargain entry ticket into the 2010 Carrera at not much more than that. The preparation and condition looks very good. We might just consider some bigger mirrors so we are sure to stay out of the way of the Tourismo Mayor beasts!